Daley said he is confident Morris's defensive qualities will shine through for the Blues.

"It's a setback, but we're lucky that we have a guy like Josh Morris who was with us for a couple of days early in the camp and has been with us for four or five years, and he's an experienced player," Daley said.

"He'll handle it well. There can be issues ... he's pretty experienced and I'm sure he'll deal with that and have an opportunity to sort that out.

"He's been there before. You can rely on him, can't you? We all remember that tackle in 2014.

"He's a great player. Unlucky to miss [the initial Origin I squad] but now that he's got another chance, I'm sure he'll be ready to go.

"He's a great defensive centre. He's a big boy. I'm sure he'll look forward to getting out there on Wednesday."

Morris will have to shut down Inglis

A regular with the Blues since 2012, Morris will now be tasked with the unenviable job of stopping Queensland's Greg Inglis.